we went caving last weekend. this isn't such a great weekend to go
caving, according to Emily Davis, because there's so much water. BUT
that means that Clarksville Cave was full of water. When we got
halfway down the initial descent, we could hear it rushing through the
big room. And, in the first passages where I've seen maybe a couple
inches of water other times, the water was at least two feet deep.

That night we stayed in this shell of a place, the Gage Caverns
Field House. Evidently it's a work in progress. Next time we'll have
to stay at the cabin outside Schoharie Caverns -- more posh, but you
have to sleep on the floor.

The next day we went to Schoharie Caverns. Hong took some pictures.
Like all the books say, it's "primarily a single vadose canyon," with
ceiling heights of up to 80 feet.

Everyone saw the surface around McFail's, and I also saw the surface
around Knox cave. Both had some stunning ice waterfalls. By all
descriptions, McFail's would be a great cave to go to, but to get
permission you have to have a trip leader who's good and familiar with
the area -- knows the locations of both exits, and how to get to them
from anywhere in the cave. so yeah, we should see if someone from the
boston grotto or speleobooks wants to guide us.
... by karen
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 18:25:32 krobinso